Researchers expand the potential of a virus for new cancer therapies and next-generation vaccines 18/02/2026
Researchers from the UB and IDIBELL, with the support of the Spanish Association Against Cancer (AECC), have identified two regions of the vaccinia virus genome where there would be sufficient space to insert several genetic sequences in a stable and safe manner.
The 25th anniversary of the publication of the human genome highlights new possibilities and challenges of future research 17/02/2026
Scientists who participated in this revolutionary advance for biomedicine and human biology explain how it was possible.
Unirun 2026 presented with a record 7,000 participants, with the UB as the epicentre of the Runner’s Fair 17/02/2026
The Antiga Fàbrica Damm hosted the presentation of an edition that consolidates the growth of the university race and forms part of the events marking the 575th anniversary of the University of Barcelona.
Training conference for university professors from Palestine and Jordan as part of the BASE project 17/02/2026
The objective is to create science-based teaching programmes based on the Bologna Process standards.
An exhibition at the Faculty of Law commemorates the resistance against Franco’s dictatorship 13/02/2026
The exhibition displays texts and photographs from the mass pro-amnesty assembly held 50 years ago.
(Tr)african(t)s, a pioneering project to review the colonial heritage of Catalan museums 13/02/2026
On 10 April, the documentary Expedient 71 will be released, exploring colonial plundering in Equatorial Guinea.
How can we reverse biodiversity loss? 12/02/2026
The most frequent threats are not those that cause the most rapid declines, according to a new study that represents a turning point in strategies to improve vertebrate conservation and protect biodiversity on a global scale.
Researchers from the Faculty of Nursing lead a study on the spiritual health of astronauts participating in the Hypatia III scientific campaign 11/02/2026
Members of the UB-FSM Chair on Spiritual Health and Humanization will analyse the spiritual dimension of adaptation to extreme environments at an Arctic station that simulates living conditions on Mars.